Black and British: An Illustrated History
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Black and British: An Illustrated History
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This children's edition of the bestseller Black and British: A Forgotten History is beautifully illustrated in full-colour with maps, portrait galleries, timelines, photos and portraits. Displaying objects and artworks made in West Africa, the Caribbean, South America and Europe, this landmark exhibition also reveals the histories that have been silenced; not just stories of exploitation, but those of resilience and liberation, too.
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These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of the Black British history. it truly sings in picture book form with the history made even more vivid via a trove of old paintings, maps and photographs combined with bold artwork by Melleny Taylor and Jake Alexander. Black and British was longlisted for the Orwell Prize, shortlisted for the inaugural Jhalak Prize and won the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize.
David was also one of the presenters on the BBC landmark arts series Civilizations alongside Simon Schama and Mary Beard. Maps and portrait galleries effortlessly convey how Black and British history have been woven together since the Roman invasion.
By rethinking our connected and complex histories and looking again through the lens of contemporary art, tomorrow’s story can be one of repair, hope and freedom. Hepresents the long-running BBC history series A House Through Time and wrote and presented the multi-award winning BBC series Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners.
- Fruugo ID: 258392218-563234582
- EAN: 764486781913
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